Overview

• Liverpool have stumbled with consecutive losses to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray after opening the season with seven straight wins.
• Local reporting describes a very real possibility that Ibrahima Konaté will be benched, with Joe Gomez under consideration to partner Virgil van Dijk at Chelsea.
• With Alisson injured, Giorgi Mamardashvili is expected to start in goal at Stamford Bridge according to the latest reports.
• Coverage notes Galatasaray targeted Konaté and highlights defensive lapses on his side as a recent vulnerability.
• Arne Slot is also assessing changes across the back four and midfield, with right-back unresolved, Milos Kerkez facing competition from Andy Robertson at left-back, and roles in the middle under review.